CliffNotes

This week’s guest post is by parishioner Jen Pappenhagen, who serves as editor for Good Friday Service reflections each year. Dear Christ Church, In this poem, Richard Wilbur captures an insight about nature that mirrors my experience of Easter joy after a long Lent: A Storm in April Some winters, taking leave, Deal us a last, […]

Dear Christ Church, Please read below this longer e-news to see updates on three staff members. Beau Pruitt I am excited to announce that we’ve found a full time Director of Student Ministries–welcome Beau Pruitt! Beau grew up in Hutto and is the son of a Youth Pastor. He went to undergrad at Moody Bible

Dear Christ Church, George Herbert is a 17th century poet and Anglican priest who brings us before Jesus in the last hours of his earthly life. His poem “The Sacrifice” slows us down as we witness the last hours of our Savior’s life. The poem is written from Christ’s perspective during the Passion; we hear

This week’s guest post is by Matt Dampier, Associate Rector. Dear Christ Church, We turn to the most momentous week in our church calendar beginning this Sunday as we journey through ‘real time’ with Jesus in the final week of his earthly life. As much as you’re able, slow down this week and live each

This week’s guest post is by Fr. Bill Walker, Director of Vocation. Hello Christ Church! As the Director of Vocation for these past three years at Christ Church, I have had the privilege of getting to lead a number of initiatives and programs that are intended to help everyone at Christ Church better 1) understand vocation from

This week’s guest post is by Wes Crawford, Worship Pastor. Dear Christ Church, This Sunday (March 27th) evening and next Sunday (April 3rd) evening we will gather for a special service of prayer and guided engagement with the Lord through stillness, reflection, and song. First, we will pray Evensong, which is a sung Evening Prayer

Dear Christ Church, We pray you are experiencing a grace-filled Lent. As a Vestry, we are delighted that Fr. Cliff and his family have started sabbatical. We anticipate a time of refreshment for the Warners, and a time of growth and continued faithfulness for Christ Church. We’d like to offer some ways our parish can

Dear Christ Church, This is my last CliffNotes before sabbatical (more on that below), and I am pleased that I get to use this space and moment to announce our new Vestry candidate for 2022: Hannah Wong.                 Having been a  member of our parish for 15 years,

Dear Christ Church, Naturally, when we are new to something, or some place, we are like tourists that take in the beauty, observe the culture, and appreciate its community life from a distance. Some of you might have recently been … Read More The post Stepping In appeared first on Christ Church of Austin.

This week’s guest post is by Wes Crawford, Worship Pastor Dear Christ Church, “Unfortunately some Christians live as though the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ never happened. Our lives become absorbed in the day-to-day experiences of life…. We too easily forget our Maker and Redeemer, replacing God with things and ambition. Lent is the